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both generals being wounded.
8th May
At daybreak a party of boers ran in to a picquet of the
Rifle Bde the sentry challenged and one of the boers shouted
hands up the sentry said yes I will my ------ and fired and
bought the boer to ground some brisk firing ensued the boers
retired leaving the dead and carrying the wounded with them
a Sgt. of the R. Bs being wounded.
9th May
Left Elandsaagte and marched to Sunday River. Bluff about
5 miles everyone glad to be on the move again as there was
a deal of dysentry and fever at Elandsaagte.
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13th May
We were off again marching about 12 miles over a bad dusty
and precipitous road were we halted for about an hour close
to Sunday River crossed the river and marched about 2 miles
to a place called to Havilands Kop and bivouched for the
night.
14th May
Off again at 6 A.m marching about 12 miles we arrived at
the foot of a big hill where we halted, and waited for the
waggons which arrived about 5 P.m. had just got our rations
when we had to go up to the top of the hill and stop there
for the night.
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